“America Saves Week is coordinated by America Savesand the American Savings Education Council. Started in 2007, the Week is an annual opportunity for organizations to promote good savings behavior and a chance for individuals to assess their own saving status.” If you did not know, this week is America Saves Week. We all know and understand the importance of saving; whether it’s…
The ninth episode of All About Your Benjamins The Podcast is a special one–in this episode, I’m joined by Corey Hoffstein, co-founder and CIO of Newfound Research. I’ve followed Corey for a few years now and have had the opportunity to talk with him on a number of occasions, so when he agreed to come on the podcast I was…
Your weekly CrossFit Open update is here: Workout 18.1 As many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in 20 minutes: 8 Toes To Bar (T2B) 10 Dumbbell Hang Power Clean and Jerks (5 each arm) 14 Calories (cals) on the rower Last Friday I tackled the first workout of the 2018 CrossFit Open…my score was 310 reps, which is 9 rounds completed…
Week In Review Articles: Wall Street Journal: Ex-Trump Adviser Richard Gates Pleads Guilty In Mueller Probe USA Today: Gun Control Demonstrations Planned Around U.S After Florida School Shooting USA Women’s Hockey Olympic Gold Shootout Mixtape Robin Powell: Misguided Advisors: Are They Conflicted Or Incompetent? “The researchers found that, contrary to common perception, it isn’t conflicts of interest that leads advisers to…
Tonight marks the start of the 2018 CrossFit Open, and from CrossFitters around the world to non-CrossFitters, I send my apologies in advance. For the next 5 weeks, we’ll be filling your social media feeds with pictures, comments, scores and who knows what else from the Open. Every Thursday night we’ll be anxiously waiting to see what torture Dave Castro, the…
In the eighth episode of All About Your Benjamins The Podcast, I get the opportunity to talk with Leanna Haakons, the founder of Black Hawk Financial. Leanna has taken her experience consulting with various investment companies to helping wealth management firms communicate better with their clients. In addition to helping firms educate their clients, Leanna has also written her own educational book,…
Week In Review Articles Wall Street Journal: Russians Charged With Interference In U.S. Election The New York Times: What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings Mixtape Jason Zweig via Wall Street Journal: Meet The Guy Who Gets Financial Advisors Appearances At Harvard And West Point Investors Beware! Morgan Housel: Making Sense vs. Being Right “People tend to care about something making sense more…
I’ve been a closet Drake fan for awhile now; as someone who grew up listening to Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Wu-Tang, and Doggystyle Snoop Dogg (don’t get me started on the rest of his albums), Drake doesn’t fit the same mold. But, it’s nearly impossible not to bob your head listening to his songs—I’ve been quietly enjoying every album he puts…
In the seventh episode of All About Your Benjamins The Podcast I’m joined by Tim Mullooly, one the fearsome foursome at Mullooly Asset Management. Tim works alongside his father Tom and his brothers Brendan and Casey–you’ll be hearing more from the Mullooly clan in the future. I recently was a guest on Tim’s podcast, Living With Money, and I asked…
“Saving more money is a brute force solution to the problem of unknown future investment returns. For example, if you assume a 10% return, you may only need to save $X in order to retire. However, if you don’t get 10% every year you will be in trouble…unless you can save more money. At the extreme, if you can save…